Brookline Snowbound Train Traps Passengers In Drift Chaos
Brookline residents faced heavy snow as trains on the Boston & Albany line stalled near Brookline stations. About 200 passengers endured hours of cold, with 8:23 from Boston and other trains halted by drifts. A relief engine finally pushed the stalled train. An express wagon, loaded with a sleigh, was buried on Boylston Street, later pulled free by workers with two horses.
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Brookline
Boston
Boston & Albany
Brookline Hills
Driscoll
Boylston Street
Reservoir Lane
Blizzard Victims Treated As Frostbite Swells City Hospitals
Hospitals list nearly two dozen frostbite cases from the blizzard with victims across Charlestown East Cambridge Somerville and Boston neighborhoods. Names ages addresses and affected parts include P N Murphy Walters Robbins Walter McDonough Joseph Carlin James McEneney John W McMinn B A Carpenter Andrew Kenney Edward Faulkner John Colhane Thomas H Smith John Donovan Charles McCarron Patrick O Keefe James Lyons Jesse Hubbard H L Youdelovitz Hillard Kountze David McGah Nathan Wolfman Co B Storey John Costello and others.
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Jack Frost
Ust
P. N. Murphy
Washington Street
Walter Robbins
Pagoda Street
Walter McDonough
Porter
Thorndike
Joseph Carlin
Cook
Myrtle Street
James’ McEneney
Hudson Street
John W. McMinn
Barre
B. A. Carpenter
Milford
Andrew Kenney
Charlestown
Edward Faulkner
Durham Street
John Colhane
Rochester Street
Thomas H. Smith
Yeoman Street
John Donovan
Fellows Street
Charles McCarron
Gore Street
East Cambridge
Patrick O’keefe
Ice Court
James Lyons
Salutation Street
Jesse Hubbard
Holyoke Street
H.L. Youdelovitz
Havre Street
Boston
Hillard Kountze
Notre Dame Street
David McGah
Woodcliff Street
Nathan Wolfman
Cooper Street
B. Storey
Dover Street
Somerville
John Costello
Cordis Avenue
Boston Faces Massive Snow Cleanup Cost and Force
Boston officials estimate the winter storm will cost the elevated line alone about $60,000 with 2006 extra workers plus 1300 city staff clearing some 430 miles of roadway. Over a thousand men with 700 two horse sleighs and 500 carts moved snow for days, while schedules stayed near normal for streetcars.
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Boston
Comany
Bn No Enire
Norton
Donovan
Trains Struggle Through Snowstorm Delays at City Stations
In a major snowstorm, local trains ran 30 to 50 minutes late, with several long delays. The Fitchburg express was five hours late, the Portland and Montreal routes faced hours of delay, and extra crews cleared over 300 workers costing the company more than $1000 for the day. Trains from New York Chicago and Washington also arrived late, while theatre companies postponed departures. Tracks were finally cleared by late night, restoring regular schedules.
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James Wilson
North Station
Fitchburg
Montreal
Portland
Porter
New York
Federal Express
Washington
Albany
Lake Shore
Chicago
William Collier Company
Blanche Bates Company
North
South
Sunday Battle With the Snow Over Boston Hub
Forecaster Smith warned of a western blizzard as a severe storm blanketed the Hub overnight. Trains ran hours late, snow plows fought drifting improves, and many city streets were snowbound by morning. Hospitals treated frostbite victims as ministers faced empty pews after the worst storm since 1893.
One Man Killed By Blizzard At Halifax N S
Halifax Nova Scotia endured a severe blizzard with gale winds and subzero temperatures. Snowdrifts reached eight feet in places and traffic slowed as the city and surrounding towns battled to keep lines open. One death was reported Daniel Connors an elderly man died after walking to St Marys Cathedral after entering the church exhausted.
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Halifax
N. S
Nova Scotia
Daniel Connors
St. Mary's Cathedral
Storm at Newport Hits Costly Villas
A severe storm in Newport Rhode Island cut off the area and damaged property. Captain Chauncey Kenyon of Brenton's Reef life saving station described it as the harshest in his 28 years work. Winds reached high speeds with temperatures around five degrees above zero. Surf carried two men, Fred Hoxey and Albert Lamphere, to perilous conditions.
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Newport Costly Villas
Newport
R. I
Chauncey Kenyon
Brenton’s Reef
Fred Hoxey
Albert Lamphere
Night Patrol Members Frostbitten As Train Delayed
Report notes members of the night patrol at a life saving station suffered severe frostbite with one serious condition. A Boston train, due Saturday night, arrived 16 hours late at 1 am. Snow ploughs drawn by oxen and many workers were deployed to clear routes. Bellevue Avenue district homes remained almost inaccessible.
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Boston
Bellevue Avenue
Small Congregations Due to Snow Storm Across City
Snowstorm kept churchgoers away across the city with ministers reporting very low attendance. Tremont Temple pastor Dr Henson said he expected 200 but saw about 1700, the smallest crowd in memory, as Sunday services and Sunday schools were shortened or postponed. Evening attendance remained sparse.
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Dr. Henson
Tremont Temple
Fires From Cold Weather Damage Morris Market
Several fires attributed to the cold weather occurred yesterday. An overheated stove caused $100 damage early yesterday at Morris Goldstein’s fish market located at 307 Harrison Avenue.
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Morris Goldstein
Harrison Avenue
Death in New York Car Storm Claims Two in Frostbite
Jan 3 New York frostbite deaths as Michael Reddy of Peekskill was found near Sec on Avenue in a snow drift and Frederick Spring frozen to death on Staten Island after a heavy storm. Eight to 10 inches fell. streetcar service continued with plows, but several rail trains operated far behind schedule. Major late trains included Southwestern special eight hours forty minutes late and Boston special nine hours forty five minutes late.
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New York
Michael Reddy
Peekskill
Second Avenue
Frederick Spring
Staten Island
Chicago
Boston
Nantucket Severs Link as Icebound Storm Threatens Hunger
Nantucket faces isolation as a fierce storm and bitter cold freeze harbor and cut communication with the mainland. Ice blocks the port and grain and essential supplies run low while a steamer’s forced departure is awaited to avert serious shortages. Temperatures drop toward zero after sundown.
Ice Forms Across Revere Bay as Storm Rages
A severe Northeast storm leaves Crescent Beach ice extending toward Nahant in a three mile expanse. Northwest wind drives huge snow drifts eight to ten feet high while Boston surface transit runs through the night. Chelsea arc lights fail for hours before restoration.
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Revere
Crescent Beach
Nahant
Boston & Northern
Scollay Square
Chelsea
Beachmont
Revere Beach
Boston
Arc
Life savers' heroic rescue after shipwreck at Point Allerton
A seven ton Essex built schooner carrying salt fish wrecked on Cohasset coast near Minot's Ledge. Lifesavers from Allerton and Hull rescued the crew after a harrowing night. the vessel bore holes in its hull and rested against the sea wall. Captain Carter reported leaving Newfoundland days earlier for Boston market. crew housed at the Allerton station before transport to Boston.
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Point Allerton
J. Carter
Post
Newfoundland
Boston
Cohasset
Minot’s Ledge
Boston Light
Allerton
Why substitutes for Scott's Emulsion are refused
The ad argues substitutes fail to match Scott's Emulsion’s food value and warns against wines and cod liver oil extracts for their alcohol content and temporary stimulation. It claims Scott's Emulsion nourishes directly with balanced nourishment without taxing the stomach and offers a free sample from Scott & Bowne, 409 Pearl Street, New York.
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Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Lynn dispute to be decided by state arbitration
At a joint meeting the Team Drivers Union and the Coal Dealers Association agreed to submit disputed wage and hour clauses of the agreement to the State Board of Arbitration for ratification. The planned strike for Monday was canceled. The meeting followed a prior conference between Mayor H. W. Eastham and the Board of Trade arbitration committee.
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Lynn
Team Drivers’ Union
Coal Dealers’ Association
State Board of Arbitration
H. W. Eastham
Board of Trade Arbitration Committee
Rexall's Great Success and the United Drug Co Plan
A Boston based plan by the United Drug Co centers manufacturing distribution and advertising for a select line of remedies. Rexall products such as Mucu-Tone and Dyspepsia Tablets gain household recognition through extensive newspaper advertising. An immense Rexall laboratory in Boston signals notable growth and ambition for future developments. Jaynes & Co. sells Rexall remedies exclusively in Boston.
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United Drug Co
Boston
Rexall G
Rexall
Rexal Company
Jaynes & Co
Report of Primate for America Denied
Rome reports that a United States Catholic hierarchy meeting in Washington on January 31 to discuss creating a primate for the United States is denied. The claim circulated in the U.S. press is untrue, with no official confirmation from church authorities.
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Primate For
America
Rome
United States
Catholic Church
Washington
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